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Books/Le Bouddha du Dolpo +

* Préface et remerciements11 * Introduction15 * '''PREMIÈRE PARTIE. La Vie et les Enseignements de l'Omniscient Dolpopa''' ** ''Chapitre I: La vie du Buddha du Dolpo''27 ** 1. Enfance et première éducation28 ** 2. Etudes au grand monastère de Sakya30 ** 3. L'entrée à Jonang35 ** 4. Edification du mont Mérou et exposition de la vue philosophique du Shèntong40 ** 5. Accueil initial des enseignements du Shèntong45 ** 6. La nouvelle traduction jonangpa du Kālachakra et de la Vimalaprabhā47 ** 7. Années de retraite et d'enseignement54 ** 8. Invitation en Chine par l'empereur Toghon Temour de la dynastie Yuan55 ** 9. Changements de supérieur à Jonang et début du voyage à Lhassa58 ** 10. Enseignements au Tibetn central et retour au Tsang62 ** 11. Rencontre manquée avec Bouteun Rinchèn Droup65 ** 12. Les derniers mois à Jonang68 ** ''Chapitre II: Etude historique de la tradition du Shèntong au Tibet''75 ** 1. La tradition du Shèntong au Tibet avant Dolpopa76 ** 2. Dolpopa et la vue du Shèntong81 ** La tradition du Shèntong après Dolpopa95 ** ''Chapitre III: La doctrine du Bouddha du Dolpo''129 ** 1. Vacuité de nature propre et vauité d'autre132 ** 2. Redéfinition du Cittamātra et du Madhyamaka137 ** 3. Deux voies d'illumination154 * '''DEUXIIÈME PARTIE. Textes Traduits''' ** Introduction à la traduction du ''Commentaire général de la doctrine''165 ** L'invocation intitulée ''Commentaire général de la doctrine'' 171 ** Introduction à la traduction du ''Quantrième Concile Grand Traité chronologique del la Doctrine, ayant le sens d'un Quatrième Concile'' 197 * Bibliographie 265 * Index 287

Books/Le Canon bouddhique en Chine, Vol. 1 +

* Avant-Propos1 * Abréviationsv <center>INTRODUCTION</center> <center>CHAPITRE Ier</center> * Pénétration du Bouddhisme en ChineVII <center>CHAPITRE II</center> * Les SourcesXXXII <center>PREMIÈRE PARTIE</center> <center>'''Les Églises du Nord (68-581 A. D.)'''</center> <center>CHAPITRE Ier</center> * Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Han Posté-Rieurs (68–220 A. D.)3 **La primière Église de Lo-yang: ** 1. Kâçyapa MâtaIiga. — 2. Dharmaratna. — 3. Ngan Che- kao. — 4. Lokakṣema (Tche ''Lou-kia-tch'an''). — 5. Tchou Fo-cho. — 6. Ngan Hiuan. — 7. Yen Fo-t'iao (Buddhadeva). — 8. Tche Yao. — 9. K'ang Kiu. — 10. K'ang Mong-siang. — 11. Tchou Ta-li — 12. T'an-kouo. — 13. Ouvrages anonymes. <center>CHAPITRE II</center> * I. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Wei (220–265 A. D.) 73 **La seconde Église de Lo-yang : ** 1. DharmakâIa. — 2. Saṅghavarman. — 3. Dharmasatya (?). — 4. Po-yen. — 5. Dharmabhadra (?). * II. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Tsin Occidentaux (265–316 A. D.)83 **La première église de Tch'ang-ngan: ** 1. Dharmarakṣa (''Tchou Fa hou''). — 2. Kâlaruci. — 3. Ngan Fa-k'in. — 4. Tchou Che-hing. — 5. Mokṣala. — 6. Tchou Chou-Ian. — 7. Nie Tch'eng-yuan. — 8. Nie Tao-tchen. — 9. Po Fa-tsou. — 10. Che Fa-li. — 11. Wei Che-tou. — 12. Tche Min-tou. — 13. Che Fa-kiu. — 14. Tche Fa-tou. — 15. Nârâyaṇa. — 16. Ouvrages anonymes. * III. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Ts'in Antérieurs (350–394 A. D.)154 **La seconde Église de Tch'ang-ngan: ** 1. T'an-mo-tche (Dharmadhī). — 2. Dharmapriya. — 3. Kumârabodhi. — 4. Dharmanandi. — 5. Saṅghabhûti. — 6. Gautama Saṅghadeva. — 7. Che Tao-ngan. * IV. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Ts'in Postérieurs (384–417 A. D.)170 **La seconde Église de Tch'ang-ngan: ** 1. Tchou Fo-nien. — 2. Dharmayaças. —3. Puṇyatrâta. — 4. Kumârajiva. — 5. Buddhayaças. — 6. Che Seng-tchao. — 7. Che Seng-jouei. — 8. Che Tao-heng. <center>CHAPITRE III</center> * I. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Leang (Tchang Leang, 302–376 A. D. et Pei Leang, 397–439 A. D.)209 **L'Église de Kou-tsang: ** 1. Tche Che-louen. — 2. Che Tao-kong. — 3. Che Fa-tchong. — 4. Seng Kia-t'o. — 5. Dharmakṣema. — 6. ''Tsiu-k'iu'' King-cheng. — 7. Buddhavarman. — 8. Che Tche-mong. - 9. Che Tao-t'ai. — 10. Che Fa-cheng. — 11. Che Houei-kiao. — 12. Ouvrages anonymes. * II. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Ts'in Occidentaux (385–431 A. D.)234 **L'Église de Pao han: ** 1. Che Cheng-kien. — 2. Ouvrages anonymes. * III. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Wei du Nord (384–534 A. D.)242 **L'Église de Pei-t'ai à Heng-ngan (Ta-t'ong fou): ** 1. Che T'an-yao. — 2. Che T'an-tsing. — 3. Ki-kia-ye. **La troisième Église de Lo-yang: ** 4. Che T'an-pien. — 5. Dharmaruci. — 6. Che Fa-tch'ang. — 7. Ratnamati. — 8. Buddhaçânta. — 9. Bodhiruci. * IV. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Wei Orientaux (534–550 A. D.)261 **L'Église de Ye : ** 1. Gautama Prajñâruci. — 2. Upaçûnya. — 3. Vimokṣasena. — 4. Dharmabodhi. — 5. Yang Hiuan-tche. * V. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Ts'i du Nord (550–557 A. D.)270 **L'Église de Ye : ** 1. Narendrayaças. — 2. Wang T'ien-yi. * VI. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Tcheou du Nord (557–581 A. D.)273 **La troisième Église de Tch'ang-ngan: ** 1. Jñânabhadra. — 2. Jinayaças. — 3. Yaçogupta. — 4. Jinagupta. <center>DEUXIÈME PARTIE</center> <center>'''Les Églises du Sud (222–589 A. D.)'''</center> <center>CHAPITRE IV</center> * I. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Wou (222–280 A. D.)283 **L'Église de Kien-ye (Nanking). ** 1. Tche Kien. — 2. Vighna. — 3. Tchou Liu-yen. — 4. K'ang Seng-houei. — 5. Tche Kiang-Ieang-tsie. — 6. Ouvrages anonymes. * II. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Tsin Orientaux (317–420 A. D.)319 **L'Eglise de Kien-ye (Nanking): ** 1. Po Çrimitra. — 2. Tche Tao-yen. — 3. K'ang Fa-soue. — 4. ''Tchou T'an-wou-Ian'' (Dharmaratna). — 5. K'ang Tao-ho. — 6. Kâlodaka. — 7. Gautama Saṅghadeva. — 8. Vimalâkṣa. — 9. Dharmapriya. — 10. Buddhabhadra. — 11. Fa-hien. — 12. Gîtamitra. — 13. Nandi. — 14. Tchou Fa-Ii. — 15. Che Song-kong. — 16. Che T'ouei-kong. — 17. Che Fa-yong. — 18. Ouvrages anonymes. <center>CHAPITRE V</center> * I. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Song (428–479 A. D.)363 **L'Église de Kien-ye (Nanking): ** 1. Buddhajîva. — 2. Che Tche-yen. — 3. Pao-yun. — 4. Îçvara. — 5. Guṇavarman. — 6. Saṅghavarman. — 7. Guṇabhadra. — 8. Dharmamitra. — 9. KâIayaças. — 10. Che Fa-yong. — 11. ''Tsiu-kiu'' King Cheng. — 12. ''Kong-tö-tche'' (Guṇasatya ?). — 13. Che Houei-kien. — 14. Che Seng-tchou. — 15. Che Fa-ying. — 16. Tchou Fa-kiuan. — 17. Che Siang-kong. — 18. Che Tao-yen. — 19. Che Yong-kong. — 20. Che Fa-hai. — 21. Che Sien-kong. * II. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Ts'i (479–502 A. D.)407 **L'Église de Kien-ye: ** 1. Dharmakṛtayaças. — 2. Mahâyâna (?). — 3. Saṅghabhadra. — 4. Dharmamati. — 5. Guṇavṛddhi. — 6. Che T'an-king. * III. Les Traducteurs et Les Traductions des Leang (502–557 A. D.) et des Tch'en (557–589)412 **L'ÉgIise de Kien-ye: ** 1. Seng-yeou. — 2. Mandrasena. — 3. Saṅghabhara. — 4. Paramârtha. — 5. Upaçûnya. — 6. Subhûti.

Books/Le Concile de Lhasa +

* Avant-Proposv * INTRODUCTION1 * Première Partie. — TRADUCTION DU DOSSIER CHINOIS DE LA CONTROVERSE23 ** Préface de Wang Si23 ** Première série de questions et de réponses (« anciennes » et « nouvelles », partiellement numérotées)43 ** Premier mémorial de Mahāyāna110 ** Exposé doctrinal inséré dans le mémorial114 ** Deuxième série de questions et de réponses (non numérotées)120 ** Deuxième mémorial de Mahāyāna151 ** Question et réponse insérées dans le mémorial153 ** Troisième mémorial de Mahāyāna157 * Deuxième Partie. — COMMENTAIRE HISTORIQUE167 ** Premier mémorial de Wang Si au Roi du Tibet194 ** Deuxième mémorial de Wang Si au Roi du Tibet218 ** Prières des moines chinois de Touen-houang pour le gouverneur militaire de Koua-tcheou et autres personnages tibétains239 ** Dossier de pièces émanant d’un gouverneur chinois de Touen-houang sous la domination tibétaine254 ** Éloge des mérites de Chang K'i-liu-sin-eul (Zan Khri-sum-rje)284 ** Lettre écrite pour le préfet de Sou-tcheou, Lieou Tch’en-pi, en réponse à un Tibétain du Sud, par Teou Wou292 ** Poèmes chinois écrits sous la domination tibétaine306 * Appendice. — FRAGMENTS DU DOSSIER INDIEN DE LA CONTROVERSE333 ** I. Le premier ''Bhāvanā-krama'' de Kamalaśīla, analyse sommaire d’après la version chinoise333 ** II. Le troisième ''Bhāvanā-krama'' de Kamalaśīla, traduction de la version tibétaine par M. Étienne Lamotte336 * Addenda et Corrigenda355 * Index381 * Table des Matières399 * Texte du dossier chinois de la controversePL. I-XXXII

Le Message Du Futur Bouddha +

* Lecture 1: une courte introduction7 * Lecture 2: origine et transmission du texte 11 * Lecture 3: une interprétation du ''RGV'' 21 * Liste des abréviations 39 * Section 0: Salutations 41 * Chapitre I: Le Germe de Bouddha 43 ** Section 1: Les 7 points adamantins 43 ** Section 2: Le Joyau du Bouddha 51 ** Section 3: Le Joyau du Dharma 59 ** Section 4: Le Joyau de l'Assemblée 71 ** Section 5: Les Trois Joyaux comme Refuge 79 ** Section 6: Le Germe des Trois Joyaux 85 ** Section 7: Tous les êtres ont ce Germe 97 ** Section 8: Les 10 attributs de la Nature ultime 104 ** Section 9: Les 9 exemples du Germe dans les souillures 174 ** Section 10: Caractéristiques du Germe de Tathāgata 225 ** Section 11: Le but de cet enseignement 231 * Chapitre II: L'Éveil 241 ** Section 12: L'Ainsité non souillée 241 ** Section 13: Les 8 caractéristiques de l'Ainsité non souillée 243 * Chapitre III: Les qualités du Bouddha 299 ** Section 14: Caractéristiques de ces qualités 299 ** Section 15: Les 64 qualités du Bouddha 305 * Chapitre IV: Les actions du Bouddha 345 ** Section 16: Caractéristiques de ces actions 345 ** Section 17: Neuf exemples de ces actions 354 * Chapitre V: Les bienfaits de cet enseignement 429 ** Section 18: La foi dans la Nature de Bouddha 429 * Annexe 1: Structure du Traité 457 * Annexe 2: Prosodie et Métrique du ''RGV'' 467 * Annexe 3: Les sources du ''RGV'' 474 * Liste des ouvrages cités475 * Liste des auteurs cités478 * Liste des excursus 479 * Table des matières détaillée 481

Le Rugissement de Lion de la Princesse Shrimala +

* '''Introduction au ''Rugissement de lion de la princesse Shrimala'' '''7 ** Introduction9 ** Le thème11 ** Le concept de véhicule11 ** Le texte13 ** Le grand et unique véhicule14 ** L'ignorance subtile16 ** Les deux aspects des quatre vérités17 ** L'essence de Tathagata18 ** Le sens profond de la vacuité21 ** Une nature auto-réalisante22 * '''Le ''Rugissement de lion de la reine Shrimala'' '''25 ** 1. Louange correcte des qualités infinies du tathagata28 ** 2. Les grands vœux inconcevables32 ** 3. Les grands souhaits qui embrassent tous les souhaits36 ** 4. L'inconcevable adoption des suprêmes enseignements37 ** 5. L'entrée véritable dans le Véhicule unique48 ** 6. L'essence de Tathagata68 ** 7. Le corps de réalité71 ** 8. Le sens profond de la vacuité72 ** 9. L'unique vérité - L'unique refuge73 ** 10. L'erreur74 ** 11. Sens profond de l'esprit parfaitement pur par nature77 ** 12. Les fils véritables du tathagata81 ** 13. Le Rugissement de lion de la princesse Shrimala84 ** Colophon87 +

Le Soutra de l'essence de Tathāgata +

* '''Présentation du Soutra de l'essence de Tathāgata'''7 ** Introduction9 ** Le texte du Tathāgatagarbha-Sūtra15 * '''Le Soutra de l'essence de Tathāgata'''23 ** Prologue26 ** Le Tathāgata dans un lotus fané36 ** Le miel et l'essaim d'abeilles38 ** Le grain dans sa balle41 ** L'or dans les immondices43 ** Le trésor sous la maison44 ** L'arbre et le fruit47 ** La précieuse statuette enveloppée49 ** La femme enceinte d'un monarque52 ** La statue en or dans son moule de terre55 ** Les bienfaits de la propagation du soutra58 ** La question d'Ananda70 +

Books/Le Traité de la continuité sublime du Grand Véhicule +

* PRÉFACE5 *INTRODUCTION *AUX ENSEIGNEMENTS *DE L'ESSENCE DE TATHĀGATA * (''tathāgatagarbha'')7 * CHAPITRE 1 - L'ESSENCE DE TATHAGATA22 ** Les sept bases vajra22 ** Caractéristiques des sept bases vajra22 ** Le joyau du Bouddha23 ** Le joyau du Dharma24 ** Le joyau de la communauté26 ** Les trois refuges conventionnels27 ** Le refuge ultime27 ** L'origine des Trois Joyaux28 ** L'élément ou essence de Tathagata29 ** Les trois types de vivants31 ** Les quatre obstacles31 ** Les quatre antidotes32 ** Les quatre perfections du corps de réalité32 ** L'activité33 ** La manifestation34 ** Les états34 ** L'omniprésence35 ** L'immutabilité35 ** L'état impur36 ** L'etat partiellement pur et impur38 ** l'état pur41 ** Les neuf analogies45 ** Le lotus fané46 ** Le grain dans sa balle48 ** L'or égaré48 ** Le trésor sous la maison49 ** Le germe sous la peau du fruit50 ** La précieuse effigie dans les chiffons51 ** La femme enceinte52 ** La statue d'or dans son moule de terre53 ** Le sens résumé des exemples53 ** Les neuf types de souillures54 ** La triple nature de !'élément57 ** Les raisons de cet enseignement60 * CHAPITRE 2 - L'ÉVEIL63 ** l'essence64 ** La cause65 ** Le fruit65 ** L'activité67 ** Les attributs70 ** La manifestation72 ** La permanence77 ** L'inconcevabilité78 * CHAPITRE 3 - LES QUALITÉS80 ** Les quatre absences de peur82 ** Les dix-huit qualités exclusives du Bouddha83 ** Les trente-deux marques84 * CHAPITRE 4 - L'ACTIVITÉ ÉVEILLÉE90 ** Spontanéité et continuité90 ** Les analogies93 ** Indra93 ** Le tambour divin96 ** Les nuages99 ** Semblable au grand Brahma102 ** Invisible103 ** Tel le soleil104 ** La supériorité du cercle de lumière du Bouddha105 ** Semblable au joyau qui exauce les souhaits106 ** L'apparition d'un tathagata est rare107 ** Semblable au son de l'écho107 ** Semblable à l'espace107 ** Semblable à la terre108 ** Résumé du sens de ces analogies108 * CHAPITRE 5 - LES BIENFAITS DE CET ENSEIGNEMENT114 ** Les bienfaits114 ** La composition du traité118 * COURTE BIBLIOGRAPHIE123

Le Traité du Tathāgatagarbha de Bu ston Rin chen grub +

* Avant-proposvii * Liste des Abréviationsxi *Introduction ** 1. ''Le mDzes rgyan''1 ** 2. Les sources de la doctrine du ''tathāgatagarbha'' dans le ''mDzes rgyan''7 ** 3. La doctrine du ''tathāgatagarbha'' selon l’école de Bu ston26 * Traduction du ''De bžin gšegs pa'i sñiṅ po gsal zin mdzes par byed pa'i rgyan'' de Bu ston67 ** 1. Le Tantra ultérieur et supérieur68 ** 2. Les neuf exemples du ''Tathāgatagarbhasūtra''71 ** 3. La Nature de ''buddha'' selon le ''Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra''72 ** 4. La Gnose de ''buddha''73 ** 5. L’Élément (''dhātu'') selon le ''Mahābherīsūtra''78 ** 6. Le soi (''ātman'') et l'Absolu80 ** 7. L'intention : l' ''abhiprāya'' et l' ''abhisaṃdhi''83 ** 8. La fondation intentionnelle90 *** Le ''Dharmakāya''96 *** La ''Tathatā''99 *** Le ''Gotra''101 ** 9. L ’incompatibilité104 ** 10. Les motifs de la prédication intentionnelle105 *** Premier motif : l’élimination du découragement et la production du zèle107 *** Deuxième motif : l’élimination de l’orgueil et la production du respect108 *** Troisième et quatrième motifs : l’élimination de la saisie de l’irréel et de la négation du réel, et la production de la ''prajñā'' et du ''jñāna''110 *** Le Sens absolu, la Vacuité et la Voie du Milieu120 *** Le ''gžan stoṅ'' et sa réfutation122 *** Les épithètes positives de l’Absolu et les Perfections du ''nitya'', du ''sukha'', de l' ''ātman'', et du ''śubha''129 *** La permanence, les quatre āryasatya et les trois Refuges140 *** Le ''tathāgata'' permanent, le Refuge principal et le Véhicule unique (''ekayāna'')142 ** 11. La transcendance du ''tathāgatagarbha'' et la foi145 * Index des Sūtra et Śāstra et des Docteurs cités dans le ''mDzes rgyan''151 * Index des Noms Propres et des Termes Indiens153 * Index des Noms Propres et des Termes Tibétains157 * Addenda159

Books/Like Cats and Dogs +

** Acknowledgmentsvii * 1. More Cats Than Dogs? A Tale of Two Versions1 * 2. Would a Dog Lick a Pot of Hot Oil? Reconstructing the Ur Version37 * 3. Fightin’ Like Cats and Dogs: Methodological Reflections on Deconstructing the Emphatic Mu74 * 4. Cats and Cows Know That It Is: Textual and Historical Deconstruction of the Ur Version110 * 5. Dogs May Chase, But Lions Tear Apart: Reconstructing the Dual Version of the "Moo" Kōan148 * 6. When Is a Dog Not Really a Dog? Or, Yes! We Have No Buddha-Nature188 ** Notes213 ** Sino-Japanese Glossary239 ** Bibliography251 ** Index261 +

Books/Like Lions Learning to Roar (Daehaeng 2020) +

* Foreword8 * About Daehaeng Kun Sunim12 * Dancing on the Whirlwind20 * Turning Dirt into Gold74 * Glossary140 +

Lion of Speech +

* Foreword by Alak Zenkar Rinpoche xi * Translators' Introduction xii ''The Light of Wondrous Nectar: The Essential Biography of the Omniscient Mipham Jamyang Namgyal Gyatso'' ** Prologue 3 ** 1. The Ground of Emanation 7 ** 2. The Birth of a Bodhisattva 21 ** 3. Entering the Dharma 27 ** 4. Study and Reflection 33 ** 5. Practice 61 ** 6. A Hidden Life 75 ** 7. Activities for the Doctrine and Beings 93 ** 8. The Final Deed 109 ''A Selection of Jamgön Mipham's Writings'' ** 9. Selections on Madhyamaka 127 ** 10. ''The Lion’s Roar: A Comprehensive Discourse on the Buddha-Nature'' 145 ** 11. An Explanation of the Seven-Line Prayer to Guru Rinpoche 191 ** 12. ''A Lamp to Dispel the Dark ''199 * Notes 205 * Bibliography 221 * Sources 225 * The Padmakara Translation Group Translations into English 227 * Index 229 +

Books/Luminous Heart +

* Abbreviationsvii * An Aspiration by H.H. the Seventeenth Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorjeix * Foreword by H.H. the Seventeenth Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorjexi * Foreword by The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpochexiii * Prefacexv * '''Introduction'''1 ** The Indian Yogācāra Background3 ** The Tibetan Tradition on the Five Maitreya Texts79 ** The Third Karmapa's View85 * '''Translations'''127 ** The Autocommmentary on ''The Profound Inner Reality''129 ** The Ornament That Explains the ''Dharmadharmatāvibhāga''171 ** Four Poems by the Third Karmapa193 ** Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé's Commentary on ''The Treatise on Pointing Out the Tathāgata Heart''203 ** Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé's Commentary on ''The Treatise on the Distinction between Consciousness and Wisdom''257 ** Karma Trinlépa's Explanation of the Sugata Heart313 * Appendix I: ''Pawo Tsugla Trengwa's Presentation of Kāyas, Wisdoms, and Enlightened Activity''325 * Appendix II: ''The Treatise on Pointing Out the Tathāgata Heart''353 * Appendix III: ''The Treatise on the Distinction between Consciousness and Wisdom''361 * Appendix IV: ''Outline of NTC''367 * Appendix V: ''Outline of NYC''371 * Appendix VI: ''The Change of State of the Eight Consciousnesses into the Four (Five) Wisdoms and the Three (Four) Kāyas''373 * Glossary: ''English–Sanskrit–Tibetan''375 * Glossary: ''Tibetan–Sanskrit–English''379 * Selected Bibliography383 * Endnotes401 * Index475

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Books/Mahamudra and the Middle Way - Vol. 2 +

'''Volume One''' * Acknowledgement12 * Introduction14 ** Current State of Research17 ** Politico-Historical Background22 ** Doctrinal Background25 ** Navigating the Middle Ways29 ** The Nature of Liberating Knowledge41 * '''Shākya mchog ldan'''44 ** Shākya mchog ldan and the Bka’ brgyud Mahāmudrā Tradition45 ** Life, Writings and Influences51 ** Madhyamaka and the Dialectic of Emptiness: Rang stong and Gzhan stong57 *** The Three Natures (''trisvabhāva'')65 *** The Two Truths (''satyadvaya'')67 ** Mahāmudrā and Buddha Nature74 ** Direct Perception and Nondual Wisdom101 ** The Great Seal in Shākya mchog ldan's Mahāmudrā trilogy109 *** Mahāmudrā: What it is and What it is Not109 *** Madhyamaka, Mantrayāna and Mahāmudrā116 *** Mahāmudrā and What Remains (''lhag ma'' : ''avaśiṣṭa'')121 *** The Problem of Cessation124 *** Contested Methods of Realization127 ** Responses to Sa skya Paṇḍita’s Criticism of Bka’ brgyud Mahāmudrā131 *** A Philosophical Defence and Justification of Mahāmudrā131 *** Defending Mahāmudrā Views135 **** The Self-sufficient White Remedy (''dkar po gcig thub'')135 **** Mental Nonengagement (''amanasikāra'') and the Fire of Wisdom139 ** Concluding Remarks145 * '''Karma phrin las'''148 ** Overview149 ** Life, Writings and Influences156 ** Madhyamaka Approach159 ** Extant Writings168 ** Views of Reality169 *** The Compatibility of Rang stong and Gzhan stong169 *** The Two Types of Purity181 *** Buddha Nature Endowed with Qualities184 *** On the Unity of the Two Truths200 *** "Thoughts are ''Dharmakāya''"210 *** Understanding Coemergence: the Inseparability of ''Saṃsāra'' and ''Nirvāṇa''217 ** Concluding Remarks223 * '''Karma pa Mi bskyod rdo rje'''226 ** Overview227 ** The Differentiation and Identification Models229 ** Reconciling Affirmation and Negation238 ** Life, Writings and Influences242 ** Blending Mahāmudrā and Madhyamaka250 ** Emptiness and Hermeneutics of the Three Turnings253 ** Core Soteriological Ideas and the Role of Philosophical Distinctions265 *** Buddha Nature269 *** Nature of Reality275 *** Nature of Mind277 *** The Problem of the Remainder (''lhag ma'' : ''avaśiṣṭa'')299 *** On the Prospect of a Groundless Ground314 *** On Whether or Not a Buddha has Wisdom320 *** Mahāmudrā as Mental Nonengagement (''amanasikāra'')325 ** Concluding Remarks341 * '''Padma dkar po'''342 ** Overview343 ** Life, Writings and Influences347 ** The Basic Framework: ''Mahāmudrā'' and the Unity of the Two Truths350 ** Emptiness and the Hermeneutics of the Three Turnings352 ** Hermeneutics of Mahāmudrā as Ground and Path356 ** The Two Faces of Mahāmudrā: the Modes of Abiding and Error357 *** Mahāmudrā as the Mode of Abiding (''gnas lugs phyag chen'')359 *** Mahāmudrā in the Mode of Error ('' 'khrul lugs phyag chen'')363 *** Yang dgon pa on the Two Modes of Mahāmudrā369 *** Padma dkar po's Transposition of Yang dgon pa's Distinction376 *** Interpretations of the Mahāmudrā Distinction378 *** Mahāmudrā and the Unity of the Two Truths382 *** Asymmetrical Unity and Rival Truth Theories (Jo nang and Dge lugs)385 *** The Ground of Truth393 ** Path Mahāmudrā and Liberating Knowledge398 *** Nonconceptual Knowing in the Shadow of the Bsam yas Debate399 *** Three Strands of ''Amanasikāra'' Interpretation in Indian Buddhism403 *** Padma dkar po's Three Grammatical Interpretations of ''Amanasikāra''413 *** Responding to Criticisms of ''Amanasikāra''422 ** Concluding Remarks426 * '''Final Reflections'''429 '''Volume Two''' * '''Shākya mchog ldan'''10 * Introduction: the Mahāmudrā Trilogy11 ** 1a. English Translation of ''Gzhan blo'i dregs pa nyams byed''14 ** 1b. Critical Edition of ''Gzhan blo'i dregs pa nyam byed''26 ** 2a. English Translation of ''Grub pa mchog gi dgongs pa rnam nges''34 ** 2b. Critical Edition of ''Grub pa mchog gi dgongs pa rnam nges''43 ** 3a. English Translation of ''Zung 'jug gi gru chen''48 ** 3b. Critical Edition of ''Zung 'jug gi gru chen''71 * '''Karma phrin las pa'''86 * Perspectives on Rang stong and Gzhan stong87 ** 1a. English Translation of ''Dri lan yid kyi mun sel''88 ** 1b. Critical Edition of ''Dri lan yid kyi mun sel''91 * ''A Mystical Song of the View Proclaiming the Mode of Being''94 ** 2a. English Translation of the ''Yin lugs sgrog pa lta ba'i mgur''95 ** 2b. Critical Edition of the ''Yin lugs sgrog pa lta ba'i mgur''98 * A ''Vajra'' Song100 ** 3a. English Translation of the ''Rdo rje mgur''100 ** 3b. Critical Edition of the ''Rdo rje mgur''102 * '''Karma pa Mi bskyod rdo rje'''104 * Critique of '''Gos Lo tsd ba' ''s Separation of Buddhahood and Buddha Nature105 ** 1a. English Translation of ''Rgan po'i rlung sman'' (excerpt)105 ** 1b. Critical Edition of ''Rgan po'i rlung sman'' (excerpt)109 * Some Criticisms of Shākya mchog ldan's Buddha Nature Epistemology111 ** 2a. English Translation of ''Rgan po'i rlung sman'' (excerpt)112 ** 2b. Critical Edition of ''Rgan po'i rlung sman'' (excerpt)115 * ''Two Minds in One Person? A Reply to the Queries of Bla ma khams pa''117 ** 3a. English Translation of ''Bla ma khams pa'i dris lan mi gcig sems gnyis''118 ** 3b. Critical Edition of ''Bla ma khams pa'i dris lan mi gcig sems gnyis''120 * ''A Trove Containing Myriad Treasures of Profound Mahāmudrā''122 ** 4a. English Translation of ''Zab mo phyag chen gyi mdzod sna tshogs 'dus pa'i gter''123 ** 4b. Critical Edition of ''Zab mo phyag chen gyi mdzod sna tshogs 'dus pa'i gter''134 * Mental Nonengagement as Unconditioned Mental Engagement143 ** 5a. English Translation of ''Sku gsum ngo sprod rnam bshad'' (excerpt)144 ** 5b. Critical Edition of ''Sku gsum ngo sprod rnam bshad'' (excerpt)147 * ''Amanasikāra'', Emptiness, and the Tradition of Heshang Moheyan150 ** 6a. English Translation of ''Dgongs gcig 'grel pa'' VI (excerpt)151 ** 6b. Critical Edition of ''Dgongs gcig 'grel pa'' VI (excerpt)153 * '''Padma dkar po'''156 * Distinguishing ''Gnas lugs phyag chen'' and '' 'Khrul lugs phyag chen''157 ** 1a. English Translation of ''Phyag chen rgyal ba'i gan mdzod'' (excerpt)157 ** 1b. Critical Edition of ''Phyag chen rgyal ba'i gan mdzod'' (excerpt)168 * Three Grammatical Interpretations of ''Amanasikāra''175 ** 2b. Critical Edition of ''Phyag chen rgyal ba'i gan mdzod'' (excerpt)176 * Refuting Sa paṇ's Equation of Mahāmudrā with Heshang's Chan Meditation179 ** 3a. English Translation of ''Klan ka gzhom pa'i gtam'' (excerpt)180 ** 3b. Critical Edition of ''Klan ka gzhom pa'i gtam'' (excerpt)188 * Response to Nam mkha' rgyal mtshan's critique of Padma dkar po's ''Amanasikāra''194 ** 4a. English Translation of ''Shar rtse zhal snga'i brgal lan'' (excerpt)195 ** 4b. Critical Edition of ''Shar rtse zhal snga'i brgal lan'' (excerpt)197 * ''Amanasikāra'' in the Context of Nonreferential Meditation199 ** 5a. English Translation of ''Snying po don gyi man ngag'' (excerpt)199 ** 5b. Critical Edition of ''Snying po don gyi man ngag'' (excerpt)201 * Bibliography202 * Abbreviations of Canonical Collections, Journals, and Online Sources202 * Primary Sources: Indian Works202 * Primary Sources: Tibetan Works207 * Secondary Sources218 * Index232

Books/Mahasiddha Practice: From Mitrayogin and Other Masters +

* Foreword by the Seventeenth Karmapa ix * Series Introduction xi * Translator’s Introduction xv * Technical Note xxi * '''''Part One: The Eight Great Chariots of the Practice Lineage''''' * 1. The Source of All Blessings, Accomplishments, and Qualities 3 * '''''Part Two: The Eighty-Four Mahāsiddhas''''' * 2. The Stream of Accomplishment 49 * 3. The Source of Accomplishments 99 * 4. Collecting the Essence Drops of Accomplishment * 5. A Precious Necklace 165 * '''''Part Three: Mitrayogin’s Empowerments and Authorization Rituals for the Six Deities''''' * 6. A River of Great Compassion 213 * 7. An Offering Arrangement for the Empowerment Ritual of Noble Avalokiteshvara, “The Glowing Jewel,” together with the Revelation of the Mandala 249 * 8. Authorization Ritual for Lord Mañjughoṣha 257 * 9. A Mine of Blessings: Authorization Ritual for Lord Vajrapāṇi * 10. Authorization Ritual for Lord Amitāyus 279 * 11. Authorization Ritual for Tārā 289 * 12. Authorization Ritual for Noble Jambhala 295 * 13. Routing the Hordes of Obstacle Makers 305 * '''''Part Four: Mitrayogin’s Instructions on the Practices of the Six Deities''''' * 14. Vajra Verses on the Graded Path of Avalokiteshvara * 15. A Stream of Nectar 319 * 16. A Banquet of Nectar 351 * 17. The Luminous Golden Wand of Pith Instructions * 18. The Wheel of Ornaments of Gnosis That Makes Wisdom Grow 401 * 19. The Spreading Rays of Light That Vanquish the Hordes of Demons 417 * 20. Accomplishing the Immortal Vajra Body 439 * 21. Liberation from the Perilous Path of Samsara 455 * 22. A Shower of Accomplishments 471 * 23. Ocean of Blessings 485 * 24. Sādhana of the Dharma Protector Draklha Gönpo * '''''Part Five: Mitrayogin’s Mahāmudrā Instructions''''' * 25. Resting in the Nature of One’s Own Mind 499 * 26. The Quintessence 505 * 27. Correlations between the Root Verses of the Great Seal Text Resting in the Nature of Mind and the Scriptural Sources in the Sutras and Tantras 535 * 28. Notes on Resting in the Nature of Mind * 29. Nectarous Moonbeams 569 * 30. The Nectarous Light of the Words of the Teacher 573 * 31. A Prayer to the Lineage Teachers of Resting in the Nature of Mind in the Places Associated with Them 589 * 32. A Supplement for the Visualization of the Lineage Teachers in the Guru Yoga 595 * 33. Thirty Verses Expressing Realization 599 * 34. An Explanation of the Words of the Vajra Song Thirty Verses Expressing Realization 605 * 35. Three Essential Introductions: A Pith Instruction That Is Like Distilled Ambrosia * 36. Cherished Essence: The Most Precious Pith Instruction, Also Called The Three-by-Three Pith Instruction 627 * 37. The Root Vajra Verses of the Pith Instruction on the Three Quintessential Points 635 * 38. Bestowal of the Supreme Blessings 639 * 39. The Chariot of Supreme Accomplishment 643 * 40. An Essential Recitation Text for the Daily Practice of Mitrayogin’s Tradition of the Great Compassionate One’s Direct Instructions 651 * Appendix 655 * Abbreviations 661 * Notes 663 * Bibliography 689 * Index 697

Books/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions +

* Foreword ''by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche''xi * General Editor's Prefacexiii * Translator's Introduction1 * Technical Notes27 ** 1. A String of Pearls: A Collection of Dharma Lectures ''Gampopa'' (1079–1153)31 ** 2. The Unrivaled Instructions of Shang Rinpoché: The Preliminaries and Main Practice of the Great Meditation of Mahāmudrā ''Shönu Lha'' (late thirteenth century)65 ** 3. The Ultimate Supreme Path of the Mahāmudrā ''Lama Shang'' (1123–93)83 ** 4. A Record of Mahāmudrā lnstructions ''Drukchen Pema Karpo'' (1527–92)135 ** 5. Instructions for the Mahāmudrā Innate Union ''Karmapa Rangjung Dorjé'' (1284–1339)153 ** 6. Prayer for the Definitive Meaning, the Mahāmudrā ''Karmapa Rangjung Dorjé'' (1284–1339)169 ** 7. Oral Transmission of the Supreme Siddhas: A Commentary on ''Prayer for the Definitive Meaning, the Mahāmudrā'' ''Situ Tenpai Nyinjé'' (1700–1777)175 ** 8. The Bright Torch: The Perfect Illumination of the True Meaning of the Mahāmudrā, the Essence of All the Dharma ''Tselé Natsok Rangdröl'' (b. 1608)289 ** 9. The Quintessence of Nectar: Instructions for the Practice of the Six Dharmas of Nāropa ''Shamarpa Chökyi Wangchuk'' (1584–1630)333 ** 10. The Single Viewpoint: A Root Text ''Sherap Jungné'' (1187–1241)373 *** I. The Hundred and Fifty Vajra Teachings373 *** II. The Forty-Seven Supplements to the Hundred and Fifty Vajra Teachings390 *** III. The Four Main Points of the Dharma of the Single Viewpoint395 *** IV. The Structural Analysis that Classifies the Sequence of the Seven Chapters398 ** 11. Light Rays from the Jewel of the Excellent Teaching: A General Presentation on the Points of Secret Mantra ''Dakpo Tashi Namgyal'' (1512–87)401 ***Selected topics: ''The way in which the Teacher appeared'', 402. ''The Buddha's teaching'', 408. ''The tantras in general'', 426. ''The lower tantras'', 447. ''Highest yoga tantra'', 460. ''Empowerment rites'', 467. ''Commitments and vows'', 492. ''The two stages in general'', 498. ''Generation stage'', 507. ''Completion stage'', 550. ''The yoga of channels, winds, and drops'', 555. ''The illusory body'', 565. ''The bardo and transference'', 572. ''Mahãmudrā'', 576. ''Union'', 582. ''Conduct that enhances the path'', 586. ''Results of practice'', 598. * Table of Tibetan Transliteration621 * Notes627 * Glossary701 * Bibliography725 * Index749 * About the Contributors765

Books/Mahāparinirvāṇa-mahāsūtra and the Emergence of Tathāgatagarbha Doctrine +

* Foreword - Michael Zimmermann9 * Acknowledgements11 * Introduction13 ** Outline13 ** Contributions of this study16 * Part I: Is the Mahāparinirvāṇa-mahāsūtra "Our Earliest" Tathāgatagarbha Text? ** Introduction19 ** The portion of MPNMS under consideration ("MPNMS-tg")20 ** 1 MPNMS-tg as a "Tathāgatagarbha Text"23 *** 1.1 MPNMS-tg as a veritable "tathāgatagarbha text"23 *** 1.2 The Tathāgatagarbha-sūtra as a "tathāgatagarbha text"32 ** 2 The Date of MPNMS-tg, Relative to Other Tathāgatagarbha Texts35 *** 2.1 Does MPNMS-tg refer to (our present) TGS by title?35 **** 2.1.1 References to a/the (this?) Tathāgatagarbha-sūtra within MPNMS-tg37 **** 2.1.2 Reference to other titles and texts in MPNMS40 **** 2.1.3 MPNMS references to other Mahāyāna texts by title50 **** 2.1.4 Relations to other texts without mention of their title53 *** 2.2 Similarity of one simile between MPNMS-tg and TGS56 *** 2.3 Summary57 ** 3 Evidence for the Absolute Dates of MPNMS-tg and Other Tathāgatagarbha Scriptures59 *** 3.1 Evidence for the absolute date of MPNMS-tg59 *** 3.2 Independent evidence for the absolute dates of TGS83 *** 3.3 Summary85 *** 3.4 Takasaki’s chronology: The Anūnatvāpūrṇatva-nirdeśa and Śrīmālādevīsiṃhanāda-sūtra85 *** 3.5 Chronological relations between MPNMS-tg and other texts in the MPNMS group97 *** 3.6 Conclusions99 * Part II: The Mahāparinirvāṇa-mahāsūtra and the Origins of Tathāgatagarbha Doctrine ** Introduction101 ** Schmithausen’s criteria for a "scenario of origin" for Buddhist concepts102 ** 4 Tathāgatagarbha, the Problem of Maternity, and Positive Corollaries to Docetic Buddhology105 *** 4.1 Terms105 *** 4.2 Docetism as a corporeal issue107 *** 4.3 The extension of docetism beyond death and birth110 *** 4.4 Negatively-framed docetism about the Buddha’s conception, gestation and birth115 *** 4.5 "Material-miraculous" positive corollaries of docetism about the Buddha’s conception, gestation and birth118 *** 4.6 The material-miraculous, "docetic" womb124 *** 4.7 Dharmakāya and vajrakāya as positive corollaries of corporeal docetism129 *** 4.8 Tathāgatagarbha as a "soteriological-transcendent" positive corollary to docetism about the Buddha’s conception, gestation and birth132 *** 4.9 Docetism and the problem of the Buddha’s mother(s)143 *** 4.10 Docetic reinterpretations of other branches of kinship154 *** 4.11 Summary155 ** 5 Garbha and Dhātu159 ** 6 Conclusions169 *** 6.1 Summary169 *** 6.2 Directions for future research171 * Appendix 1 Terms related to "tathāgatagarbha" in MPNMS175 * Appendix 2 Chinese zang 藏 (esp. in DhKṣ) and "secret teachings"193 * Appendix 3 Further apparent historical detail in the MPNMS group prophecy complex199 ** 1 *Sarvalokapriyadarśana199 ** 2 A "*cakravartinī"202 ** 3 Trials and tribulations of the espousers of the MPNMS group205 * Appendix 4 "MPNMS-dhk" and "MPNMS-tg"207 * Appendix 5 "Kataphatic gnostic docetism"211 * Abbreviations215 * Bibliography219 * Index247

Books/Mahāyāna Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations +

** ''Preface and acknowledgements''x * '''1 Introduction''''''1''' ** ''Buddhism: doctrinal diversity and (relative) moral unity''1 ** ''The Indian background''7 ** ''Factors that may have contributed to change''12 ** ''Abhidharma''15 ** ''Mahāsāṃghikas and the Lokottaravāda''18 ** ''The origins of the Mahāyāna, and the laity''21 ** ''Mahāyāna before 'Mahāyāna' – the'' Ajitasenavyākaraṇanirdeśa Sūtra27 ** ''On the origins of the Mahāyāna – some more sūtras''30 ** ''The justification of the Mahāyāna sutras''38 * '''2 The ''Perfection of Wisdom (Prajñāpāramitā) Sūtras'' ''''''45''' ** ''On the Mahāyāna sūtras''45 ** ''The origins and development of the Prajñāpāramitā literature''47 ** ''Wisdom'' (prajña) ''and its perfection''49 ** ''Absence of Self – the extensive perspective''51 ** ''The Bodhisattva''55 * '''3 Mādhyamika''''''63''' ** ''Nāgārjuna and Āryadeva''63 ** ''The development of the Mādhyamika tradition in India''65 ** ''Emptiness and intrinsic existence – the incompatible rivals''68 ** ''A brief note on Mādhyamika method''71 ** ''Three Mādhyamika critiques''72 *** ''On causation''73 *** ''On the Self''74 *** ''On nirvāṇa''75 ** ''The two truths''76 ** ''Meditation and emptiness – an impressionistic outline''79 ** ''A final note – Mādhyamika in China and East Asia''81 * '''4 Yogācāra''''''84''' ** ''Background''84 ** ''The Yogācāra tradition – scholars and texts''86 ** ''The three natures'' (trisvabhava)88 ** ''Mind''92 ** ''Substratum consciousness, consciousness and immaculate consciousness''97 ** ''Yet more disputes within the Yogācāra tradition''100 * '''5 The Tathāgatagarbha''''''103''' ** ''Some Tathāgatagarbha Sūtras''104 ** ''The'' Tathāgatagarbha ''in the'' Ratnagotravibhāga109 ** ''Tibet – the'' gzhan stong ''and'' rang stong ''dispute''112 ** ''The'' Dasheng qixinlun (Ta-sheng ch’i-hsin lun) ''and the'' Tathagatagarbha ''in East Asia''115 ** ''Dōgen on the Buddha-nature''119 ** ''A note on some contemporary issues: Critical Buddhism and a debate on not-Self in Thai Buddhism''122 ** ''Critical Buddhism''122 ** ''Not-Self in contemporary Thai Buddhism''125 * '''6 Huayan – the Flower Garland tradition''''''129''' ** ''Buddhism in China''129 ** ''The'' Avataṃsaka Sūtra132 ** ''The Huayan tradition in China''138 ** ''Huayan thought – Fazang’s 'Treatise on the Golden Lion' ''141 ** ''A note on some aspects of Huayan practice''144 ** ''The'' Avataṃsaka Sūtra ''and Vairocana in Buddhist art''146 * '''7 The ''Saddharmapuṇḍarīka (Lotus) Sūtra'' and its influences''''''149''' ** ''A note on Tiantai (Tendai)''161 ** ''Nichiren Shōnin and his tradition''165 * '''8 On the bodies of the Buddha''''''172''' ** ''Prolegomenon to the Mahāyāna''172 ** ''The bodies of the Buddha and the philosophy of emptiness''176 ** ''Yogācāra – the system develops''179 ** ''A note on the dGe lugs schema of the Buddha's bodies''182 ** ''A final note: the 'nonabiding nirvāṇa' and the lifespan of the Buddha''185 * '''9 The path of the Bodhisattva'''187 ** ''Buddhism reaches Tibet''187 ** ''The eighth-century debates''191 ** ''Compassion and the Bodhicitta''194 ** ''Bodhisattva stages, paths and perfections''200 * '''10 Trust, self-abandonment and devotion: the cults of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas''''''209''' ** Buddhānusmṛti – ''recollection of the Buddha''209 ** ''The'' pratyutpanna samādhi ''and Huiyuan''212 ** ''The notion of a Buddha Field'' (buddhakṣetra)214 ** ''Some Bodhisattvas''218 *** ''Maitreya''218 *** ''Avalokiteśvara''221 *** ''Tārā''225 *** ''Mañjuśrī''226 *** ''Kṣitigarbha''229 ** Some Buddhas231 *** ''Akṣobhya''231 *** ''Bhaiṣajyaguru''234 *** ''Amitābha/Amitāyus''238 **** ''The Amitābha sūtras''238 **** ''Amitābha’s Pure Land in China''243 **** ''Hōnen Shōnin (1133–1212)''254 **** ''Shinran Shōnin (1173–1262)''259 ** ''Notes''267 ** ''References''389 ** ''Index of names''422 ** ''Index of subjects''430

Mahāyāna-Sūtrālaṃkāra: Exposé de la doctrine du Grand Véhicule selon le système Yogācāra - Vol. 2 (Lévi 1911) +

* Introduction*1 * Chap. I1 * — II19 * — III25 * — IV32 * — V44 * — VI50 * — VII55 * — VIII59 * — IX68 * — X (corriger au litre l'indication du chap.)93 * — XI98 * — XII138 * — XIII152 * — XIV164 * — XV174 * — XVI176 * — XVII204 * — XVIII225 * — XIX266 * — XX–XXI287 * Avertissement307 * Index français-sanscrit308 * — sanscrit-français315 * — chinois-sanscrit320 * — tibétain-sanscrit323 * — numérique325 * — des comparaisons330 * — variorum333 +

Mahāyāna-Sūtrālaṃkāra: Exposé de la doctrine du Grande Véhicule selon le système Yogācāra - Vol. 1 (Lévi 1907) +

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Books/Maitreya on Buddha Nature: A New Translation of Asaṅga's Mahāyāna Uttara Tantra Śāstra +

* '''TRANSLATORS' INTRODUCTION'''13 * '''CLASSICAL INTRODUCTION'''21 ** The three major phases of the Buddha's teaching21 *** First phase22 *** Second phase24 *** Third phase26 **** A simple introduction to voidness26 ** The Buddha's own teaching or a śāstra?29 ** Source of this work30 ** The author30 ** Transmission of the text34 ** Subject matter35 ** Styles of explanation37 ** A bridge between sūtra and tantra39 * '''PART ONE: The Goal to be Achieved: The Three Rare and Precious Refuges'''43 * '''Introduction to the Seven Vajra Abodes'''45 * '''The Refuges'''48 * '''First Vajra Abode: buddha'''50 ** Homage50 ** Three qualities of self-fulfillment51 *** Not a creation52 *** Non-dual peace53 *** Non-dependent55 ** Three qualities which benefit others57 ** Three qualities of self-fulfillment, reflections57 *** Beginningless, centreless and endless58 *** Peace as spontaneity of dharmakāya60 *** Apperceptive nature62 ** Three qualities which benefit others, reflections62 * '''Second Vajra Abode: dharma'''65 ** Homage 66 ** Context 67 ** Relating content of homage to context 69 *** Qualities of the truth of cessation 69 *** Inconceivability 69 *** Not two 73 *** Freedom from concepts 73 ** Qualities of the truth of the path 74 *** Stainlessness 74 *** Brilliance 74 *** Power to remedy 75 * '''Third Vajra Abode: saṃgha'''77 ** Homage 77 ** Context 79 *** Thusness jñāna 80 *** All-encompassing jñāna 80 *** Inner jñāna 81 *** What gives rise to these three 81 ** Relating content of homage to context 82 *** The way in which thusness jñāna is realised 82 *** The way in which all-encompassing jñāna is realised 83 *** Its special purity 84 *** They are a supreme refuge 85 * '''General Points about the Refuges'''86 ** Why it is threefold 86 ** What is the ultimate refuge? 87 ** Why are they called ratna? 88 * '''PART TWO: The Basis for Attaining the Three Rare and Precious Refuges'''91 * '''General Comment on the Final Four Vajra Abodes''' 93 ** The final four vajra abodes only understood by Buddhas 93 ** They are inconceivable 94 ** Reasons for inconceivability 95 ** Causes and conditions for realisation 97 * '''Fourth Vajra Abode: buddha nature''' 99 ** Brief Introduction: three reasons why beings possess dhātu 100 ** More detailed presentation through ten aspects of buddha potential 103 *** character and cause treated together, in brief 103 *** essential character 104 *** cause 105 *** fruition and function treated together, in brief 109 *** fruition 110 *** function 116 *** endowments 118 *** manifestation/approach 121 *** phases 122 *** all-pervasiveness 124 *** changelessness 125 **** in the impure phase 125 **** in the partially pure phase 133 **** in the completely pure phase 142 *** inseparability from its qualities 145 ** Nine examples showing how buddha nature remains changeless while concealed153 *** first example: buddha in decaying lotus 155 *** second example: honey amid bees 156 *** third example: grains in their husks 157 *** fourth example: gold in fifth 158 *** fifth example: buried treasure 159 *** sixth example: seeds within a fruit 160 *** seventh example: buddha image in tattered rags 161 *** eighth example: future king in pauper's womb 162 *** ninth example: statue inside its mould 163 *** the meaning of these examples 164 ** The purpose of the buddha nature teachings 179 * '''Fifth Vajra Abode: enlightenment''' 187 ** The nature and cause of enlightenment 188 *** treated together, in brief 188 *** nature of enlightenment, in detail 190 *** cause of enlightenment, in detail 192 ** As a fruition 193 *** in brief, as a summary of examples of stainlessness 193 *** in detail 194 ** Its function 198 *** in brief, as twofold benefit 198 *** in greater detail, as vimuktikāya and dharmakāya 200 ** Its endowments 204 *** in brief, listing fifteen qualities 204 *** the fifteen qualities, in detail 205 ** Actualisation 209 *** in brief, the characteristics of the kāya 209 *** in detail 213 **** svabhavikakāya, five aspects and five qualities 214 **** sambhogakāya, five aspects and five qualities 217 **** nirmāṇakāya, the twelve deeds of the Buddha 220 ** Its permanence 231 *** in brief, ten-point presentation 231 *** the ten points in detail 233 ** Its inconceivability 237 *** in brief 237 *** in more detail 237 * '''The Sixth Vajra Abode: the qualities of buddhahood''' 242 * Synopsis: number of principal qualities and their relation to the kāya 242 * More detailed explanation 245 ** Introduction to the examples and their significance 245 ** The qualities of freedom: the ultimately true kāya 246 *** Ten powers of perfect knowledge 246 *** Four fearlessnesses 251 *** Eighteen distinctive qualities 254 ** The qualities of maturity: the relatively true kāya 259 *** The thirty-two marks of a perfect being 259 *** Example for the marks 264 * Scriptural source 264 * Recapitulation of the examples 265 ** The qualities of freedom 265 ** The qualities of maturity 269 * '''The Seventh Yajra Abode: enlightened activity''' 271 * Summary 271 ** Its spontaneity 271 ** Its ceaselessness 272 * More detailed explanation 273 ** Its spontaneity 273 ** It ceaselessness 274 * Expanded explanation through nine examples 277 ** Summary of the nine examples 277 ** The examples 278 *** The reflection of Indra: Buddha forms 278 *** The divine drumbeat: Buddha speech 283 *** Monsoon clouds: the all-pervading compassionate mind 286 *** Brahma's emanations: emanation 291 *** The sun's radiance: the penetration of primordial wisdom 293 *** A wish-fulfilling gem: the mystery of mind 297 *** An echo: the mystery of speech 299 *** Space: the mystery of form 300 *** The earth: the application of compassion 301 ** Review of the purpose and significance of examples 302 ** Review of examples to show their sublime nature 306 * '''PART THREE: Conclusion''' 311 * The benefits of this text 312 * How this śastra was composed 320 * Dedication 327 * '''INDEX''' 331